The St. Louis Art Museum is one of the United States most renowned art museums that is located in our very own St. Louis. It has over 30,000 pieces of exquisite art that I had the privilege to witness. While there, I mainly examined the art pieces that were modern art, since that is of what I have a good working knowledge. There is a wide range of art that I also got to witness including the sculptures and the museum itself. In the past year, they have recently installed a new sector of their establishment
Saint Louis 1904 - Festival Hall In 1901 Cass Gilbert (1859-1934) designed the elaborate hall for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, held in Saint Louis in 1904. This short-lived structure deserves attention, as it was a main focus of the fair and an important benchmark in its designer's career. Born in Ohio, Cass Gilbert studied at MIT and in Europe he subsequently set up practice in St. Paul with a former classmate, James Knox Taylor. After a ten-year partnership they split and Gilbert
of a wealthy banker, Louis-Auguste Cezanne. His mother was Anne Elisabeth Honorine Aubert. He also had two little sisters, Marie and Rose. Paul started going to Saint Joseph school in Aix, when he was just ten. In 1857 Paul started studying drawing from a Spanish Monk named, Joseph Gibert, at the Free Municipal School of Drawing in Aix. His father wanted him to obtain a lucrative profession, so in 1858 he began attending the University of Aix, studying law; still taking art classes. After about
glass. It was between 1150 and 1500 that stained glass art reached its peak in Europe, where large, historiated windows were being created for cathedrals (Metmuseum.org, 2014). These windows were “illuminated visual sermons of biblical stories,” and greatly changed the way the congregation learned about religion (Reynolds, 2013, p. 3). It wasn’t until the late 1800s that stained glass artists began making secular-themed windows. Another art form that became popular in the late 1800s was glass paperweights
opinions. Edgar Degas was born on July 19, 1834, at Saint-Georges in Paris. His father was a French banker, and his mother was an American from New Orleans. While Degas was growing up his idol was the painter. He began his artistic studies with Louis Lamothes, a pupil of Ingres. After studying there he moved on and started classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. In 1854, he left and went to Italy. For 5 years he stayed there and studied Italian art, mainly works. Edgar Degas was known as an Impressionist
The Sainte-Chapelle Robin Shilstone Introduction To Art History I, ARH2050 Section 1 Professor Will Adams April 22, 2014 The Sainte Chapelle sparkles like a rare jewel that has magnificent architecture and decoration; the stain glass windows seem to be inside of a jewel case. The many jewels seem to change color every hour with the sunlight rays bouncing back and forth. “The founder, King Louis IX, the future St. Louis, who had it built to house the Holy Relics of the Passion, today
In 1241, King Louis IX was 27 years old, when he decided to build the Sainte Chapelle to house his great treasures – the relics of Christ. In the thirteenth century, the kingdom of France was a prosperous nation in wealth and power. The popular and well-known university, Notre dame was located in Paris that occupied over 200,000 students from many different cultures. “In 1237, the new Franc Emperor of the East, Baudoin II de Dourtenay, was faced by heavy expenses of a mainly military nature; he tried
there are few artists who have known such personal glory during their carriers. Rodin's sculpture was so powerful and original that those in control of the art world did not understand him in his day. He was refused admittance into the Ecole des Beaux-Arts three times and was the brunt of many articles criticizing his works. His talent and art was so powerful that despite all of the official disdain he received he was able to overcome these obstacles placed in his path and emerged on the international
The school was opened to everyone; race did not matter. The school taught different types of dances and classes. The name of the school was changed to the Katherine Dunham School of Cultural Arts. This is also where she taught what became to be known as the Dunham technique. (O’Conner 62-3) “…She is widely considered the founder of black concert dance in the United States and also a major influence on the idioms of both modern and jazz dance”
Throughout the medieval period, there were many good kings;, however, Louis IX was more than a good king,; he was a great king. As He was the son of King Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile, he was born into royalty being the and the oldest among twelve others siblings. He was born into royalty on August 25, 1215. HHowever, his father died when he was only twelve12 years old, which left him leaving him as king of France at a very young age. His mother became took over as regent until he was ready
Louis Pasteur once said, “It is surmounting difficulties that makes heroes” (Louis Pasteur). His work brought him a great deal of satisfaction. Eventhough his journey was very difficult, he kept on doing what he loved. Although Louis Pasteur met personal challenges in life, he did not give up, but went on to develop pasteurization and a rabies vaccine. Louis Pasteur came into the world on December 27, 1822, in Dole, France. He grew up in Arbois with his father, Jean-Joseph Pasteur. His father earned
Their Roman sojourn was decisive for the entire development of Italian art in the 15th century, for it was during this period that Brunelleschi undertook his measurements of the Pantheon dome and of other Roman buildings. Brunelleschi's buildings and Donatello's sculptures are both considered supreme expressions of the spirit
Louis Le Vau: The Architect of France The 1600’s were influential years for interior design and architecture throughout the world, specifically in France. Design was becoming something to be celebrated, and with the Council of Trent calling for art that was less academic and more appealing to the public it was the perfect setting for a new era of design. Born in 1612 in Paris, Louis Le Vau would live on to become Chief Architect to the King. Originally from a wealthy family, Le Vau was trained by
During the last decades of the 16th century the Flemish School of Painting was just struggling along and hadn’t produced a master in the arts for a long time. It was then that Peter Paul Rubens got his artistic training at this school and acquired his belief in the humanistic values of classical antiquity. During his lifetime Rubens acquired a reputation in the art world that brought him commissions from England, Germany, France, the southern Netherlands, Spain and Italy. He was well-known for his
grotesque by many; why the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston included it in an exhibition of the masters, and Michelangelo’s relationship with Tommaso de’ Cavalieri. Wallace is a Professor of Art History at Washington University in Saint Louis and the author of the book, Michelangelo: The Artist, the Man, and His Times (Cambridge University Press, 2011). Given the extensive research Wallace has done in order to author a book about Michelangelo, not to mention his life’s work in Art History, one could call
When I entered the Gary C. Werths and Richard Frimel Gallery at the Saint Louis Art Museum, I was drawn to Glenn Ligon’s art piece, Study for Frankenstein #1. At first glance, Study for Frankenstein looks like a print of flat text in black ink on white canvas. The first three lines of text are legible, and after that the ink smudges and blurs until the bottom of the canvas, where the last line is completely illegible. I found myself focusing on the first line of text, “Sometimes I wished to express
was an important period for many forms of art, that even after it ended, it kept influencing other artists. After the gothic period ended, in art, some characteristics can still be appreciated. Gothic art is characterized by its moody appearance and use of dark colors, its focus on religious scenes, and its unique way to capture realistic proportions. This particular style of medieval art greatly influenced artists of other periods. The three pieces of art explored here, are continuous with the gothic
Louis Vuitton Success Story Bernard Arnault - Louis Vuitton Born: March 5, 1949 Age: 59 Country Of Citizenship: France Residence: Paris , France, Europe & Russia Occupation: Chairman, LVMH; Chairman, Christian Dior SA Net worth: $26 billion US dollar Fortune: Inherited and growing Source: LVMH Industry: Diversified Marital Status: Married, 5 children Education: Ecole Polytechnique de Paris, Bachelor of Arts / Science Website: LVMH.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
During one’s life journey, here on earth, one is forced to live and deal with their internal and external conflicts. Such conflicts forces one to live a dismal lifestyle, until one gets the opportunity to free themselves from such lifestyle. In The Glass Menagerie, Williams portrays the protagonist Tom Wingfield as a miserable human being who lives life for the sake of living. Throughout the course of this paper, readers will get the opportunity to learn that Tom’s sister, Laura Wingfield and his
Since 1541, Louisiana has been ruled under ten different flags, starting with Hernando de Soto’s flag, a man who claimed the region for Spain (“About Louisiana”). For six weeks after the Civil War had first started, Louisiana had become an independent commonwealth before finally joining the Confederacy. The Louisiana Purchase was negotiated by President Thomas Jefferson, in 1803, in order to get a part of Louisiana in American hands, which was considered essential (“About Louisiana”). Louisiana was